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Robert of Russell Eaton, Barnsley has won the award for
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PROFILE
Sculpted bodies:
How Graham
Ibbeson makes fun
from bronze

PROPERTY
Pennine view:
Why this rural
home chimes
with the times

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INTERIORS
Sofa, so good:
The challenge of
converting a
Victorian school

HOMES
Flower power:
How to banish
winter with a
touch of spring

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VISUAL ARTS
In the frame:
Natalie puts
Cawthorne in
the picture

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WELCOME
TO MOSAIC

the style magazine for where you live in Yorkshire. Our
hope is to entertain and inspire you.
February can be a dank month, so we hope to offer some
optimism and cheer in this issue. We join a country ranger
on his glorious patch around Langsett.
And we meet a gardener whom the seasons rarely defeat
in his efforts to transform former industrial land into a
green paradise.
We begin a series which will chart the progress of the
conversion of an old school into a home by our interior
design writer, Alison Brind.
And while you are reading Mosaic, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll tell you the secrets
of making a cup of espresso to go with it.
Robert Cockroft Editor

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DRINKS
Home brew:
Meet the baristas
who know their
lore

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
STYLING
How to be right on the tiles

FABRICS
Turning the clock back for a new look

COOKERY
Relish the boys with the black stuff

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Editor
Robert Cockroft
editor@mifip.co.uk
01226 734495

OUTDOORS
Life on the Pennine range

WILDLIFE
Sett and match:
How badgers are
finding a haven in
South Yorkshire

Inanimate humour:
Sculptor Graham Ibbeson
in his studio surounded by
his creations, left, and,
right, a bronze of his
granddaughter, Poppy.

Making
fun of
figures

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extensively throughout Europe and
the USA. His work is in public
collections in the British Museum, the
London Toy Museum, the Victoria and
Albert Museum, The Canadian Arts
Council and the Tokyo Toy Museum.
Graham, 56, who was brought up in
Cudworth, near Barnsley, and went to
a county secondary school, comes
from mining stock on both sides of
the family. His mother was a Geordie
and his father was from Barnsley.
He was an apprentice electrician at
the NCB's Shafton Workshops when
he got the chance to attend Barnsley
School of Art, but left there after a
year when he met his wife, Carol.
He then worked in the chocolate
and hard boiled sweets departments
at Thorntons factory in Belper in

Derbyshire before his career took off.
He gained a BA (Hons), first class, at
Trent Polytechnic and an MA (RCA)
Sculpture at the Royal College of Art.
He has completed between 350 and
450 life-size sculptures including Eric
Morecambe in bronze, which was
unveiled in the Lancashire resort by
the Queen; five hunger marchers for
Jarrow; Cary Grant for his birthplace,
Bristol; and Laurel and Hardy.
His roots have not been forgotten.
‘The South Kirkby Miner’ depicts a
powerful bronze figure of a miner
wielding a pick like a gladiator
handles a sword; his Hucknall
(Nottinghamshire) Sculpture is 23 ft
high and shows a miner standing on
top of a large miner's lamp.

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culptor Graham Ibbeson was
asked to do a statue for one of
the terminals at Heathrow
Airport. It included the figure of a
little boy holding aloft a sign
announcing ‘Welcome home, Mum,’
while standing on the shoulders of
another youngster. The British Airport
Authority liked the idea but wanted
the sign to read 'Welcome to Britain'
for obvious reasons.
Off went the finished sculpture and
back came a phone call from the
authority. “We like your idea of two
seven-year-old boys spelling Britain
wrong,” said the caller.
Graham's jaw dropped, having
realised he had made a mistake and
had put ‘Britian’ on the sign.
“But it will have to be changed,"
added the caller,” otherwise they will
be filling in their immigration forms
incorrectly.”
The spelling was corrected. That was
one of the few mistakes Graham has
made. He has been a professional
sculptor since 1978 and has exhibited

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8 MOSAIC PROFILE

‘There is a lot of
affection in the
work, an under
belly of emotion.
I am serious about
being daft’

‘Little Buddha’: Graham Ibbeson’s statue of his granddaughter, Poppy

The humorous side of his other work
draws inspiration from an unholy
alliance of the Beano and Dandy, Tom
and Jerry cartoons, saucy seaside
postcards, the antics of Laurel and
Hardy and Barnsley. He tried to do a
Bash Street Kids' sculpture for pleasure
but DC Thomson, the Dundee
publishers of the Beano, threatened to
sue him for breach of copyright.
His slapstick humour manifests itself
in work such as the large woman who
is nonchalantly ironing her horizontal
husband on the ironing board.
“I had bought an old ironing board
from the market,” he said. ”Later I
was walking home from the pub and
said: ‘Goodnight, lads, the wife will
flatten me when I get home.’ That

gave me the idea for the sculpture.”
He also likes old-fashioned tin baths.
He puts wheels on them or turns
them into unlikely vessels to navigate
the perilous oceans, complete with
the large lady, the hen-pecked
husband and a child who is fishing (A
Wife on the Ocean Waves, 1993).
“When someone goes into a gallery,
I want to see them smile rather than
scratch or touch their chins.”
He adds: “You do not appreciate
Barnsley humour until you have lived
away and then returned. We can take
the mickey out of ourselves.”
But he insists his work can be
appreciated at different levels. It's not
just Desperate Dan from The Dandy
fun, or jokes from the pit, and a lot

depends on the viewer.
“There is a lot of affection in the
work, an underbelly of emotion. I am
serious about being daft.”
He also goes through different
phases. Angels are now popular,
bulldogs were once in vogue: there
was the oddball bulldog with a
wooden leg and his mate, a parrot
with wooden leg, both of whom were
depicted on a raft with a pirates'
treasure map which included names
like Dogcaster, Roverham and
Nasherville. His family have been
incorporated in his work as well and
the latest is his granddaughter, Poppy,
aged four, who is the ‘little Buddha of
Barnsley’.
And a fine little buddha, she is.

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A glorious 18th
century longcase
clock from
Shepley keeps
time in Ian and
Amanda
Robinson’s
Pennine home.
Maureen
Middleton
went to
visit them

Striking surroundings

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T was a foul, wet morning when I
visited Ian and Amanda Robinson’s
house on the edge of the moors.
As I stepped into the entrance hall,
the 18th century longcase clock
struck nine with a mellow chime, and
once settled in the sitting room the
cold, wintry weather dissolved as I
was enveloped by the cosy glow of

the surroundings. The house has been
converted from farm buildings which
belonged to the Bullhouse estate and
probably date to the 18th century; a
large barn was added in the 1960s.
It’s reached via a narrow lane and has
views across the rugged Pennines. The
couple have been here nine years and
have a four-year-old son.

They have combined traditional and
antique furniture with modern pieces
and the result is a very comfortable
family home filled with items which
reflect their lifestyle. The ‘new’ barn
extension is now the sitting room and
here family photographs feature
heavily along with a few of Amanda’s
horse.

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‘A second longcase clock stands by the door and
unusually, has only one hand. It strikes every quarter
hour and apparently was quite common in its day’

Comfortable: The Robinsons’ sitting room

A clue to one of Ian’s hobbies is the
large, old plan chest which holds his
collection of maps. He’s a keen walker
and likes to plan his routes well.
In a corner by the fireplace is a
glazed bookcase, from RAF Scampton
in Lincolnshire; in the other is a large
mahogany chest of drawers and in the
centre of the room an old oak chest
acts as a coffee table.
A second longcase clock stands by
the door and unusually, has only one
hand. It strikes every quarter hour and
apparently was quite common in its
day.
The stone fireplace contains a multifuel stove. “We had to replace the
fireplaces because the existing ones
were 1960s style which didn’t fit in
with our furnishings,” explains
Amanda.
This room has been described by
friends as having Christmas colours.
Amanda has chosen rich reds and

mellow gold shades for the sofas and
soft furnishings. The beige carpet is
topped by two oriental rugs which
contain the same shades.
“It’s a fairly large room so we chose
warm colours because they make a
room feel cosy,” she added.
“Initially I thought we’d made a
mistake because I couldn’t find any
curtain fabric which would match the
sofas, but there’s a fantastic shop in
Huddersfield called Paper Box and
they found this fabric which is
perfect.”
Windows overlooking the front and
rear gardens are in 1960s style. “We
thought about replacing them with
something more in keeping with a
cottage, but they give us such
wonderful views that we decided to
keep them,” says Amanda.
Taking pride of place in the
spacious, welcoming hallway is the
grandfather clock. “It was made in

Shepley, so it’s almost local,” she
explains. An intricately-carved monk’s
bench provides a focal point, as well
as having practical storage space
underneath. A church pew stands
against the opposite wall and above
there’s a watercolour painting of the
house by local artist, Tony Haigh.
The dining room has a different look
and feel to the sitting room. It’s
smaller with dark oak floorboards with
floor to ceiling book shelves on two of
the walls. An Art Nouveau chaise
longue and a button back armchair
are upholstered in a patterned fabric
which echoes the period and in the
centre of the room stands a Georgianstyle dining suite in mahogany.
“We found the chaise longue in a
little antique shop in Cawthorne. The
man who owned it had a very good
eye and had them covered for us. The
dining table and chairs are
reproduction, we picked them up

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Aspects of living: The soft patina of an oak chest, left with dolls’ house, top and the dining room, above

years ago for next to nothing, but
they fit really well in here. Ian built
the shelves next to the fireplace and
we had the others made.”
The room has the air of a Victorian
study and on such a cold day created
a feeling of being cocooned from the
weather. “It’s my room; I love to
come in here and read,” she says.
Across the hall is Ian’s study and
behind is the large, farmhouse
kitchen. The cabinets in a light-hued
wood and fresh green and mellow
yellow wall tiles, create a sunny
aspect. One of the tiles above the
hob, catches they eye and would
send a shudder down the spine of
unsuspecting arachnaphobes. “We
got the tiles from Terra Firma in
Sheffield, you could choose to have
images fired onto them; I liked the
spider.”
On one wall is a collection of copper
jelly moulds from Amsterdam:

Amanda admits to being a bit of a
magpie and buys things wherever she
goes. On another wall is a collection
of travel posters with scenes of snowcovered alps. “Ian’s a keen skiier, and
they’re from places we’ve visited.”
The first floor is reached via a
spindled staircase. At the top is an old
chest of drawers and a framed
photocopy of the Bullhouse estate
showing its parcels of land around
1944.
There are five bedrooms and it’s fair
to say the master is quite grand. It
comprises a large bedroom and
dressing room with adjoining shower
room. Such a bedroom easily
accommodates the carved French
bed, mahogany wardrobe and
matching chest of drawers. An
archway leads to the dressing room
which contains an impressive
Edwardian wardrobe with various
compartments for shirts, hats and the

like. The rooms are decorated in pale
cream, with sage, cream and warm
apricot floral bed linen and curtains
by Sanderson providing subtle colour.
The striking shower room has an
Edwardian-style suite in white. From
every window in the house there are
far reaching views of the rugged
countryside, one of the reasons Ian
and Amanda bought the house.
“I was brought up in the
countryside, in deepest Lincolnshire
and Ian’s from Southampton. We’re
outdoor types and this location is
perfect for us. I have a horse in livery
nearby but I want him to be with us
all the time. We haven’t the land, so
sadly we have to move. Fortunately
our new house isn’t far away, it’s still
in the area we love.”
The house is on the market with Fine
& Country Homes by Lancaster,
Barnsley

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An American
adventure
Founded in 1971 by the current Chairman, Ed Button,
North America Travel Service is a privately owned
Yorkshire company with offices in Barnsley, Leeds,
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Without doubt the finest resort hotel in
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Working on the basis that ‘knowledge is power’, the company
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The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Florida
Florida is sometimes perceived to be a
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North America Travel Service produces five brochures each
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Halekulani, Oahu, Hawaii
Travelling almost 10,000 miles to reach
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Halekulani does exactly that – located
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Story: Maureen Middleton
Pictures: Wes Hobson
Vision and nerves of steel are probably the main
requirements for tackling a major building project of a
scale worthy of a spot on TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grand Designs. Sean and
Alison Brind are about to put their mettle to the test as
they embark on renovating a 19th century school in a
South Yorkshire village. Most people would have taken
one look and headed for the nearest darkened room, but
they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to start to turn it into their dream home.
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Lessons
from a
school
Alison is an interior designer and
Sean a project manager with national
building company Willmott Dixon, so
it’s fair to say they have the
imagination and skills more than
most, to allow them to take on such a
mammoth task. Last October they
moved with their three small boys
into their new home in Darton which
couldn’t be more different to the
smart, comfortable Victorian villa they
had left behind in Barnsley.
It comprises the original school hall
to which a series of 1960’s flat-roofed
buildings have been added, some of
which are not even connected to the
heating system.
“The house had been on the market
for two years,” says Alison, “and as
soon as I saw it I could see its
potential. With Sean’s experience in
estimating building costs, he wasn’t at
all sure it was good idea. But it ticked
all the boxes. We were looking for a
place to do up, it was detached and it
had a large garden and adjacent

The old school hall: an
interim look

wood, which were great places for
three boisterous boys to play.
“We came to look at the house three
times, in spring, summer and winter,
and It took us a year to decide to buy.
We were in our last house for 12 years
and we had just completed everything
we set out to do. We were younger
and hadn’t the money to do
everything at once. But we hope to
get this finished within a year. We
have set ourselves a budget and have
sworn not to exceed it.
“It’s a big task but I’m not at all
fazed. Sean knows what he’s doing
and we have a good architect, and
although I have strong ideas about

what I want, I trust him and I‘m
willing and go with his ideas if they
are for the best. Of course, everything
is subject to planning permission.”
The project involves knocking down
some of the ‘bolt-on’ rooms, one of
which is the galley kitchen, which will
make way for a drive. The large
extension at the front of the house,
now used as a dining hall, will
become the kitchen.
“I love big family kitchens and this is
the perfect size,” she added. “It’s
north facing but it has lots of large
windows that let in the light.
At right angles to this extension is
the garage and wood store, which will

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Great potential: Behind the facade, a Victorian school is struggling to get out.
Also ripe for development, the garden, below

Going: The old gallery kitchen will be
demolished to make way for a drive

be extended to the height of the
original building’s roof line to
accommodate bedrooms. The ground
floor of this area will become a large
entrance hall. The sitting room is a
most impressive room, it’s the original
school hall complete with wooden
flooring and large windows affording
far reaching views.
The hall has been carved up to
incorporate a smaller room beyond,
which has a mezzanine floor above,
reached via an iron staircase reclaimed
from a factory. “All this is coming
down and we’re taking out the
partition wall to take the hall back to
its original size. The brick fireplace
obviously isn’t original so that’s also
going,” says Alison.
The main bedroom and shower
room will be kept. Until the garage
extension is complete their two
smaller boys are sharing a bedroom

which has an adjacent toy room, a
sauna and the old school’s sluice.
These rooms will eventually become
a large reception room.
“The first phase of the work is going
to be the garage and wood store
extension because we have lots of
friends and family who often come to
stay so we really need guest rooms.
Because of the adjacent wood, we
intend to clad its exterior in cedar so
that it blends in with environment.
“We have three children so we
sometimes have to compromise and
put practicality before style. But we
have promised ourselves we are going
to pay attention to good quality
fittings.”
Just before Christmas, the couple set
about decorating the main areas. The
sitting room is a huge space and they
had to have a tower to reach the
ceiling. Ideally they would have liked

to paint it white, but they wanted to
get it done quickly and it would have
needed several coats. In the end they
chose midnight blue which makes the
room feel warm and is the perfect
background for the cream leather
sofas and modern artworks. A large
crystal chandelier which they inherited
from the previous owners, throws
twinkling light around the room
creating a magical effect. They
decorated the north-facing dining hall
in white to maximise the light and
painted the large bathroom, part of
which will be taken for the entrance
hall, in white from ceiling to floor.
“We have a lot of work to do but it
will be worth it. We all love it here; I
haven’t given the old house a single
thought,” Alison says.
Mosaic will follow the progress of Sean
and Alison’s house in coming issues.

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Spring fever: A fresh arrangement of daffodils and tulips,
above, and right white vases set of the hyacinths

Hyacinth
bouquet
February is a drab month when spring seems far off. Spirits
need lifting and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no better way than filling the house
with fresh flowers. Random colours are great for creating
that homely cottage look, but if you prefer minimalism
then keep it simple with one or two stems â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and stick to a
colour theme to complement your decor. Flowers such as
lilies, freesia, carnations and roses not only look fabulous
but announce their presence with glorious scent bringing
hope of warm sunshine. Hyacinths in their sugared almond
shades have a beautiful scent and cheer up dismal days.
Daffodil and tulips are always welcoming and the miniature
varieties offer even greater choice to the arranger.

Touch of the blues
Spring’s the time for sprucing our
homes and giving them a fresh look.
A spot of decorating and a change of
soft furnishings are all that’s required
to give a room a makeover.
Colours this season are bold, and
black should feature somewhere in a
room. It needn’t take prominence, it
can be used for emphasis in
accessories such as vases, candlesticks,

lamp bases or the odd piece of
occasional furniture.
Combine black with rich reds, lively
lime, funky fuschia for a contemporary
look. For a look that heralds in the
spring sunshine, choose softer shades
such as duck egg blue or mellow
yellow combined with neutrals. And
celebrate the return of the country
look with throws and flowers.

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MOTHER’S DAY
2ND MARCH 2008

Inspirational

gift ideas…

Fabulous flowers by Andrea Graham
FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS
Orders now being taken for Valentine’s Day. We can
cater for all your needs, from a simple sweet surprise
of one red rose, delivered in a stylish vase, to a dramatic
dozen beautifully presented.
A mixed bouquet including one red rose is a gift
guaranteed to make someone smile.
The ultimate gift, Infatuation, contains 100 eye-catching
passion red roses.
Mother’s Day March 2nd
Beautiful gifts for mums’ from traditional basket arrangements
in various pastel shades to contemporary hand tieds and flowers
delivered in vases, all expertly crafted and personally
delivered to the door.
Why not add teddy bears, chocolates or balloons to make your order more special?

Luxury handmade chocolate!
Belgian chocolate shipped in and brought direct to us to use in our Hand Made
Chocolates. Delicious truffle, creme and fondant
fillings made by us in our very own mini
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traditional Belgian and Swiss recipes plus we have
also developed our own delicious flavours and
with wonderful textures.
Why not treat that someone special to one of
our wonderful range of boxed chocolates or
boxes with lids and moulded heart shaped boxes
all made from chocolate crammed with delicious
Belgian Chocolates.
We also stock a range of "No Added Sugar" products.

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GIFT VOUCHERS MAKE AN IDEAL PRESENT.
Don’t forget your mum on
Mother’s Day 2nd March 2008.
Gatineau, the Anti-Ageing specialists, have put
together 7 exquisite collections combining the
popular favourites to the latest innovations. All
collections are presented in an elegant and
stylish vanity case or a Gatineau gift box*.

Natalie Murray is in
charge of an art collection
that includes Constable
and Canaletto. But she’s
on the hunt for paintings
by Cawthorne family, as
Adam Civico explains

Putting art
on Hold

B

eauty and serenity. Not a bad
combination, especially when it
comes courtesy of your
employer. It is what Natalie Murray
can expect every time she turns up for
work at Cannon Hall, and not simply
because of the grounds.
She is the new collections manager,
responsible for the art, furniture and
artefacts owned by the museum. She's
been in the job about two months
and has already been impressed by
the collection.
The walls are adorned with fine
paintings, including Constable’s Mrs
Tudor, one of the few portraits he
painted, and The Interior of a
Courtyard by the great Italian,
Canaletto. As Natalie, 33, gazes at the
paintings you can see her delight. She
says: “One thing I love about fine and
decorative arts is the beauty and
serenity you get from them. There is
nothing quite like it because you get
such a feeling of beauty, there is so

much detail.”
The hall is also home to more than
50 paintings in its William Harvey
collection. The mainly Dutch and
Flemish works were collected by
Barnsley businessman William Harvey
in the 19th century. He’d made his
fortune in the linen industry and was
a benefactor in Barnsley. However,
wealth also allowed him to pursue his
love of art and become a collector
and encourage others to take up the
arts. On his death Harvey bequeathed
£1,000 to establish a school of art in
the town but his legacy, the collection
left to the nation by his nephew in
1917, did not become Barnsley's until

2002. It is now at Cannon Hall.
Fine paintings they may be, but
Natalie is looking to add to the
collection by buying the works of a
family with strong links to the hall.
She has an annual budget of just
£2,000, not much in a world where
paintings swap hands for millions. But
she is excited at the prospect and has
already bought five paintings by the
Hold family.
They are both oil on canvas and are
in a good condition but need some
restoration before they go on public
display in the hall. Natalie said the
paintings, A Wooded River Landscape,
by Abel Hold and Fish on a Grassy

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Natalie Murray and James Massey with works from the Cannon Hall collection. Below: A Sunday School key from the store.

Riverbank, by his son Benjamin, were
painted in countryside that abuts
Cannon Hall. Abel moved to Brook
House, Cawthorne, in 1852 where he
lived and painted until his death in
1896.
He was under the patronage of
Walter Spencer-Stanhope, the then
owner of Cannon Hall, and Hold was
inspired by the wildlife and landscapes
found around Cawthorne. Benjamin
painted in a similar vein.
Natalie says: "We believe the
landscape painting to be a local scene
so we were keen to get that as it is a
really good addition to the collection.
The painting by Benjamin is different
to the other Hold paintings we have
in the collection. We hadn’t had an
acquisitions budget and the Hold
paintings were the first to have been
bought for several years. I am looking
to really assess what we have and
where our gaps are and where we can
enhance the collection. The Hold

paintings are a fantastic example.”
Natalie’s enthusiasm for the task is
clear and it started at an early age.
She was raised in Lincolnshire where
museums and history grabbed her.
She recalls, “My interest in museums
goes back to when I was at primary
school. When I was about nine my
school went to the Museum of
Lincolnshire Life in Lincoln. There was
a row of room settings from the
Victorian period, I was really taken by

them and can still remember it now.
The settings immediately made you
start imagining how people lived in
those rooms.”
Those memories sparked an interest
in history which Natalie pursued
through college and university. She
read history at York and has an MA in
museum studies from Newcastle. Her
love of all things past, eventually led
her to the industrial museums in
Sheffield where she worked for several
years – and to an encounter with a
glass eye.
She explains: "Grinding was big
business in Sheffield, knives and
swords, etc. Because of the speed and
intensity that the grinding stones
were going round bits would flick off.
It was quite common and a biy could
go in a grinder's eye and blind him. I
wouldn’t recommend leaving a glass
eye on a museum's door step, but at
least that came with a note explaining
what it was.”

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Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a latte or a filter, coffee
making is a blend of art and science.
Julian Thorpe watches the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
best baristas in espresso action at the
Yorkshire Sculpture Park

miling is strictly forbidden for
judges in the national coffee
brewing championships. It’s not
that they’re miserable people, explains
the compere; they’re told to act that
way to ensure a fair competition.
Indeed, the seven judges have no
reason to be miserable: they’re
experts in their field. One of them is
James Hoffman, last year’s reigning
world champion barista (that’s Italian
for coffee bartender), and another is
his partner, Anette Moldvaer, the
world champion coffee taster.
They’re surely a match made in
heaven, but God only knows what
breakfast must be like at their house.
“More coffee, dear?”
“Yes, but could you grind quicker
this time, because oxidisation has left
a hint of a rancid aftertaste in that last
Guatemalan blend.”
The 13 competitors at the sculpture

park have a long way to go before
they can reach James’ level.
If they make it through today, they’ll
go to the final in London, and if they
become the UK champion they’ll have
the chance to go to Copenhagen to
take part in this year’s world
championships.
The competition, which started as
just a bit of fun between some
Norwegian café owners, is now in its
eighth year and has become a major
international event.
Winning is more about prestige than
cash, but there are prizes and victory
can be rewarding. James and Anette
are planning to open their own café
in London, and one can only assume
that, with their reputation and
expertise, it will be a success.
Championship co-ordinator, John
Sherwood, mentions that one of the
competitors, a young lady from Leeds,

can get so nervous she is barely able
to serve. Meanwhile, in a back room,
another two contestants are doing
deep breathing exercises to prepare
for their ordeal.
The competition is designed to recreate a busy café environment, and
to that end baristas have just 15
minutes to make four espressos, four
cappuccinos and four of their own
blend. There’s even a tinny stereo
pumping out cheesy music to make it
seem more authentic.
That’s where the café similarities
end, however. Aside from the
punishing time limit, the hardest part
of the contest is dealing with the
pressure of extreme scrutiny. The
baristas perform on a small stage in
front of an audience of industry
figures, as well as the seven judges.
Four of the judges sit, stony faced, in
a stern line next to the barista. As

contestants prepare their drinks,
another two judges are hovering over
them with clipboards marking every
minute aspect of their technical
abilities. The head judge, also armed
with a clipboard, is never far away.
While all this is going on, the
compere is describing everything the
barista does and padding it out with
background information about the
contestant. On top of that, the barista
has to be measured, courteous and
extremely knowledgeable about their
product and the philosophy behind
their coffee.
“You can get psyched out by it
because you’re on stage and
everybody’s watching you,” says Dino
Orsolini, owner of Alto Café in
Barnsley. “All eyes are on you and
there’s a guy with a microphone
talking about you.
“Being the centre of attention like

that is very humbling.”
The key elements to a good cup of
coffee, he says, are a strong natural
sweetness, a balanced acidity and a
hint of bitterness.
To that end, his special blend
contains a subtle infusion of caramel,
orange and ginger, “to point the
tastebuds in the right direction”.
This is achieved by putting a small
amount of each ingredient in a tea
strainer and stirring it into the milk,
which then goes into the cappuccino.
Being able to detect such minuscule
differences in flavour is where Anette’s
skills come in to their own.
While technical ability and
presentation are important, it is the
coffee’s taste which will gain the
successful barista the most points.
The aroma of coffee pervades the
auditorium throughout the day, but
the atmosphere is far from relaxing.

During each performance the
compere is counting down – “30
seconds to go” – and the tension is
palpable. Between performances,
competitors and audience are rushing
around preparing, networking,
jumping from one guest to another in
a frenzy of cheek-kissing pleasantries.
Barely a conversation goes by without
an interjection of “darling!” from a
third party.
This must be how Italian culture
translates into English, and according
to Marco Marzo, barista at Nonna’s in
Sheffield, it’s here to stay.
“People in England used to drink
only filter coffee, but not any more.
English people are starting to love the
cappuccino, the latte and more
diverse coffees.”
Alto Café, Pitt Street, Barnsley, 01226
785714

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An exclusive opportunity
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Dovecliffe View

Situated along the fringe
of old woodland, in an established and
popular residential area. Dovecliffe View
is approximately 2 miles from Junctions
36 and 37 of the M1.

Some people in
South Yorkshire relish
the aromatic sauce
that emerges from a
tiny city centre
factory. Others, as
Adam Civico reports,
have yet to hear of it.

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38 FOOD AND DRINK

A relish to embellish

A

curious smell lingers over
Sheffield. It’s predominantly of
garlic and emanates from a
19th century red brick house. The
building is a throwback to a different
era, a time of cobbled streets, master
cutlers and steel production on a
massive scale.
Today, 41 Leaveygreave Road, is
conspicuous for its age and rickety,
characterful appearance, in stark
contrast to the towering, metal clad
and glass-fronted university buildings
that surround it.
And it is conspicuous for the scent of
Henderson's Relish, ‘Yorkshire's spicy
sauce,’ as the bottle has it. It’s an
aroma as integral to Sheffield as the
'dee-dah' accent and the steel trade.
The black liquid is loved by
Sheffielders who slosh it on pie, peas,

stew, Yorkshire puddings, or just
about anything savoury.
The Henderson's company was
formed by Harry Henderson in the
late 19th century but now belongs to
Dr Kenneth Freeman, an immaculately
turned out figure who speaks in an
exquisite public school accent. Not a
hint of dee-dah.
As he walks around the small
premises, just off the Hanover Street
dual carriageway, he speaks with pride
about Henderson's.
“We use the same recipe that has
been used for many years. It is a
special garlic mixture that gives the
unique flavour. I do that and that is
the secret ingredient. I will pass that
on to my wife and children, it's locked
away for now.”
As well as pride there is slight air of

the eccentric about Dr Freeman and
in many ways he is as characterful as
the factory. Perhaps that's what is
required to keep production where it
is. Henderson's employs three men on
the production line, one of whom
splits his duties between mixing the
Relish and delivering it.
The production line is barely five
metres long and the bottles – half a
million a year – crawl along. “It's
steady,” says Dr Freeman, “not like
Heinz. But, providing the machines
are working, it copes.”
That relaxed attitude, and the
antiquated capping and labelling
machines, would have most
businessmen running a mile. Dr
Freeman, however, thinks Henderson's
should stay as it's always been. That's
why it is still produced within half a

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Relish packer Terry Moore, left,
with the production line above,
bottling machine, bottom left
and factory, right.

‘We use the same
recipe that’s been
used for years.
A special garlic
mixture gives the
unique flavour. I do
that, and that is the
secret ingredient’

mile of the original factory and is still
sold in its traditional 10oz bottles,
although bureaucracy dictates the
label must now also state the volume
is 284ml.
“If you go big, you're asking for
trouble really. There's money you'd
have to spend on advertising and
you'd have to keep increasing that all
the time or you're losing. It's better to
keep it as it is."
It might not be a formula to win
businessman of the year, but it works
for Henderson’s and the same ‘if it
aint broke don't fix it’ approach
extends to the production line
machinery. Terry Moore keeps them
running, when he’s not packing
bottles into boxes, that is.
His is a deep ‘dee-dah’ accent and
with utmost honesty he says: “The

labelling machine is about 30 years
old and you can still get parts. We
don't know how old the capping
machine is and if it breaks down we
have had it.
“Generally we don't have much
trouble, we just keep 'em running and
if they are running we don't touch
'em, other than to grease 'em.”
And while things are ticking over Dr
Freeman is content to keep it that
way. The business is growing and
although the company's PR has you
believe that Henderson's Relish is
Yorkshire's best kept secret,
Henderson's is sold in Preston, Stoke
and Nottingham, with orders going
around the world. Fans include Sean
Bean, Peter Stringfellow and Def
Leppard’s Rick Savage.
It is in towns closer to home where

selling the stuff is tough. Take
Barnsley, barely a hop and skip away,
but Henderson's is as foreign as was
aba paste or peri-peri sauce.
"Barnsley is a funny place,” says Dr
Freeman with a mischievous grin. “We
go to Morrison's, Asda and Tesco in
Barnsley and have reasonable sales.
But other places like Chesterfield do
really well and that is about the same
distance from Sheffield.
“Barnsley has an almost antiSheffield sentiment and we don't do
terribly well in Leeds, I think there is
antipathy, somehow. Some places are
Henderson's friendly, others aren't."
Not that Dr Freeman seems too
bothered. "It's a household name in
Sheffield. I'm proud and it is nice to
be thought of with affection. Everyone
knows us, except in Barnsley."

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You do NOT have to be in receipt of a qualifying benefit to obtain
this grant. Surveyor will need to see proof of age and address.
Under 70? We can also obtain full grants* for people who are in
receipt of a qualifying government benefit. The qualifying benefits
are: Income Support, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit (this
does not include single occupancy reductions), Disabled Persons
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Allowance, Child Tax Credit & Working Tax Credit (annual income of
less than £14,600), Disability Living Allowance and Pension Credit.

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and only, Welcome
Windows Ltd.
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Quality C
Managing Director Ted
Lockwood states
“Anyone who believes
they are buying products
from us should have this
confirmed by telephoning
our own factory on
6 WINDOWS FULLY FITTED
(01226) 340240. Buy
with confidence as we
+ VAT
have been trading from
+ VAT
our own factory for 21
years. Trade and retal
• FREE ‘K’ GLASS • FREE FITTING • HIGH SECURITY
enquiries welcome.”
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Mosaic Magazine - Issue 17 (Feb 2008)

February can be a dank month, so we hope to offer some optimism and cheer in this issue. We join a country ranger on his glorious patch around Langsett. And we meet a gardener whom the seasons rarely defeat in his efforts to transform former industrial land into a green paradise. We begin a series which will chart the progress of the conversion of an old school into a home by our interior design writer, Alison Brind. And while you are reading Mosaic, we’ll tell you the secrets of making a cup of espresso to go with it.